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Definition of primitive noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

primitive

noun

NAmE//ˈprɪmət̮ɪv//

1an artist of the period before the Renaissance; an example of work from this period

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2an artist who paints in a very simple style like a child; an example of the work of such an artist

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